Qatar vs Saudi Arabia: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from
Qatar
37.6%
in 2024
Saudi Arabia
38.1%
in 2024
Qatar rank
19th
Saudi Arabia rank
18th
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from over time
- Qatar
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Saudi Arabia currently reports 38.1% against 37.6% in Qatar, a difference of 0.5%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 13 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Qatar ahead.
Qatar ranks 19th and Saudi Arabia ranks 18th of 124 countries.
Qatar has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Qatar | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 22.1% | 6.9% | 15.2% | Qatar |
| 2010s | 27.7% | 19.7% | 8.0% | Qatar |
| 2020s | 37.5% | 36.9% | 0.6% | Qatar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from, Qatar or Saudi Arabia?
- Saudi Arabia, at 38.1% against 37.6% in Qatar as of 2024.
- What is the difference in percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from between Qatar and Saudi Arabia?
- 0.5%, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Qatar and Saudi Arabia?
- 13 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2024.
- How do Qatar and Saudi Arabia rank globally for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Qatar ranks 19th and Saudi Arabia ranks 18th of 124 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Business, Administration and Law programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release